Insights
3 Things To Annoy You About W-8s and 3 Things You’ll Love
The IRS just made three HUGE changes to W-8 series of self certification forms used by almost every financial institution across the globe to categorise their non-US customers, and there’s a lot to love…
Remember your New Reporting Obligations Under AEoI / CRS
You’re just getting over the initial FATCA and QI reporting, submitted all of your 1042-S forms, and now you’re looking ahead to September and the deadline for all those 1042 forms. However, you may need to report under AEoI/CRS at the same time. Are you planning ahead to avoid this headache?
Partial Fix to FATCA
The Senate Hearing on unintended consequences of FATCA on April 26th may not have been a lively affair but, as a non-American with some small knowledge of the subject matter, it was certainly very interesting to hear the different viewpoints offered to the committee....
Further Information Reporting for Financial Institutions
2017 is going to be a very interesting year for financial institutions, compliance departments and Responsible Officers with CRS, Automatic Exchange of Information (AEoI), Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) and US Section 871(m) all coming into play in some shape...
Publication 5262 – QI Portal
Continuing the burst of activity, what better way to start a new year, than with a new QI, WP & WT portal and its bed time reading material, Publication 5262, which of course goes hand in hand with the new QI Agreement,Revenue Procedure 2017-15.
Impacts of the 2017 Form W-8 BEN
The beginning of 2017 has seen a burst of activity from the IRS. The new QI and FFI agreements are rightly gaining a lot of attention, as the industry adapts to the new challenges faced by the QDD regulations and 871(m). Thus far largely overlooked is the humble Form...
Further Reading
GATCA: A Practical Guide to Global Anti-Tax Evasion Frameworks
Ross McGill, Chris Haye and Stuart Lipo
The New Global Regulatory Landscape Impacts on Finance and Investment
Ross McGill and Terence Sheppey
Sarbanes Oxley Building Working Strategies for Compliance
Ross McGill and Terence Sheppey
Global Custody and Clearing Services
Ross McGill and Naren Patel
